NSG6001 Advanced Nursing Practice I – dermatology
Questions With Complete Solutions
ABCDE's of melanoma Correct Answer Asymmetry: one half
is not like the other
Border: the edges are jagged or irregular
Color: the color is varied, tan, red, black etc.
Diameter: the diameter is larger than 8mm (the top of a pencil
eraser)
Evolving (any change in size, shape, color, or elevation or new
symptoms such as bleeding, itching, and crusting)
Actinic keratosis or solar keratosis Correct Answer is a
precancerous condition that has the potential for developing into
squamous cell carcinoma.
It appears as rough red or brown, scaly patches on the skin.
They are often more easily felt than seen. Like skin cancer,
actinic keratosis is usually found on sun-exposed areas of the
body, but it can be found on other parts of the body as well.
Alopecia Correct Answer Hair loss, partial or complete
Annular Correct Answer Circular example: ringworm
Basal cell carcinoma Correct Answer accounts for more than
90% of all skin cancers.
, It is a slow-growing cancer that seldom spreads to other parts of
the body. However, if left untreated, it can spread to nearby
areas and invade bone and other tissues under the skin.
hese types of skin cancer are sometimes called nonmelanoma
skin cancer. When they are found early, there is nearly a 100%
chance for cure.
Bulla Correct Answer Blister
1.0 cm or larger
Confluent Correct Answer Lesions which run together
Discrete Correct Answer Individual lesions
Separate
Erysipelas Correct Answer Erysipelas is a streptococcal
infection of the superficial dermis
Consists of well-demarcated, erythematous, edematous, warm
plaques
"St. Anthony's fire"
Excisional biopsy Correct Answer In this procedure, the entire
mole or growth is removed, along with a small border of
normal-appearing skin.
Herpetiform Correct Answer In a grouped configuration
Impetigo contagiosa Correct Answer Superficial Strept or
Staph infection consisting of honey-colored crusts &
erythematous weeping erosions
Questions With Complete Solutions
ABCDE's of melanoma Correct Answer Asymmetry: one half
is not like the other
Border: the edges are jagged or irregular
Color: the color is varied, tan, red, black etc.
Diameter: the diameter is larger than 8mm (the top of a pencil
eraser)
Evolving (any change in size, shape, color, or elevation or new
symptoms such as bleeding, itching, and crusting)
Actinic keratosis or solar keratosis Correct Answer is a
precancerous condition that has the potential for developing into
squamous cell carcinoma.
It appears as rough red or brown, scaly patches on the skin.
They are often more easily felt than seen. Like skin cancer,
actinic keratosis is usually found on sun-exposed areas of the
body, but it can be found on other parts of the body as well.
Alopecia Correct Answer Hair loss, partial or complete
Annular Correct Answer Circular example: ringworm
Basal cell carcinoma Correct Answer accounts for more than
90% of all skin cancers.
, It is a slow-growing cancer that seldom spreads to other parts of
the body. However, if left untreated, it can spread to nearby
areas and invade bone and other tissues under the skin.
hese types of skin cancer are sometimes called nonmelanoma
skin cancer. When they are found early, there is nearly a 100%
chance for cure.
Bulla Correct Answer Blister
1.0 cm or larger
Confluent Correct Answer Lesions which run together
Discrete Correct Answer Individual lesions
Separate
Erysipelas Correct Answer Erysipelas is a streptococcal
infection of the superficial dermis
Consists of well-demarcated, erythematous, edematous, warm
plaques
"St. Anthony's fire"
Excisional biopsy Correct Answer In this procedure, the entire
mole or growth is removed, along with a small border of
normal-appearing skin.
Herpetiform Correct Answer In a grouped configuration
Impetigo contagiosa Correct Answer Superficial Strept or
Staph infection consisting of honey-colored crusts &
erythematous weeping erosions
